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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View of the Monumento Nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) from Piazza Venezia in Rome. Victor Emmanuel was the first king of unified Italy. The monument was built between 1911 and 1935 and features a central statue of Victor Emmanuel on a horse, Corinthian columns, a wide stairway and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas, a chariot drawn by four horses. The monument is built out of white marble and houses the museum of Italian Reunification and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Text from nitrate negative: Victor Emanuel Monument - Rome - 3-31-29 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Italy - Rome 1929
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
699 uclamss_1411_0699 ark:/21198/zz002b6pc8
Language
English
Subject
International Landmarks Monumento nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (Rome, Italy) Stairs Equestrian statues Columns (architectural elements) Monuments Culture Statues
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